FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2015 file photo, firefighters in protective gear watch as smoke continues to billow out after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality. Chinese authorities said on Saturday, Sept. 12, that theyve ended the search for the remaining missing in a massive chemical warehouse explosion last month, setting the final death toll at 173 in Chinas worst industrial disaster in years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FORT PLAIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It’s a class that could save lives.

The New York National Guard and the State Division of Homeland Security will be presenting a free disaster preparedness class Thursday.

The program will provide citizens with the knowledge and tools to prepare for emergencies and disasters. It’s all part of Governor Cuomo’s continuing citizen preparedness corps training program which launched last February and has so far taught more than 45,000 citizens how to better prepare for emergencies and disasters.